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CVE-2016-9806
Published: Dec 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.
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References
94653
vdb-entry
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1037968
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20161203 CVE Request: -- Linux kernel: double free in netlink_dump
mailing-list
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RHSA-2017:2669
vendor-advisory
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[netdev] 20160515 BUG: use-after-free in netlink_dump
mailing-list
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RHSA-2017:2077
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2017:1842
vendor-advisory
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502
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